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Some pancreatic cancer treatments may be going after wrong targets —...

source : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140522123352.htm

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Presence of uterine cancers at time of hysterectomy studied using...

source : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140722164353.htm

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Presence of uterine cancers at time of hysterectomy studied using morcellation

Despite the commercial availability of electric power morcellators for 2 decades, accurate estimates of the prevalence of malignancy at the time of electric power morcellation (in this study referred...

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Drug shows promise for the first time against metastatic melanoma of the eye

"Although the effects of the drug were modest, we now know that we can influence the course of the disease, and we expect to build on this success with other drugs, including some already in...

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Bacterial ‘communication system’ could be used to stop, kill cancer cells,...

"During an infection, bacteria release molecules which allow them to 'talk' to each other," said Kumar, the lead author of the study. ...

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Robotic surgery: More complications, higher expense for some conditions

Robot-assisted surgery was first widely used for radical prostatectomy. For procedures such as prostatectomy, where there were previously no minimally invasive options, robot-assisted laparoscopy often...

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Report card on complementary therapies for breast cancer — ScienceDaily

Meditation, yoga, and relaxation with imagery were found to have the strongest evidence supporting their use. They received an "A" grade and are recommended for routine use for anxiety and other mood...

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Report card on complementary therapies for breast cancer

Meditation, yoga, and relaxation with imagery were found to have the strongest evidence supporting their use. They received an "A" grade and are recommended for routine use for anxiety and other mood...

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Could there be a gleevec for brain cancer?

A similar drug might be able to tame some brain cancers, new research from Columbia University Medical Center has shown. A team led by Antonio Iavarone, MD, professor of neurology and of pathology and...

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Axillary lymph node evaluation performed frequently in ductal carcinoma in situ

While axillary lymph node evaluation is the standard of care in the surgical management of invasive breast cancer, a benefit has not been demonstrated in ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). For women with...

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